IDXX vs NEOG vs CHWY Stock Comparison

Idexx Laboratories, Neogen and Chewy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEOG Neogen Corp
$11.82 -2.7% 1M +91.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$883.99M
Div. yield
–
Diagnostic Equipment Healthcare
1 win
CHWY Chewy, Inc.
$22.27 +22.6% 1M -34.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.07B
Div. yield
–
Packaged Foods Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Idexx Laboratories leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Idexx Laboratories 7, Chewy 3, Neogen 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIDXXNEOGCHWYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $55.05B $2.74B $9.55B IDXX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.3x -48.8x 34.9x CHWY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.0x 37.8x 29.0x CHWY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% -0.3% +5.9% IDXX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% -6.3% 2.1% IDXX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 45.6% -0.2% — IDXX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 5.4x 0.0x CHWY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.7% +91.6% -34.0% NEOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr -23.1%/yr -21.2%/yr IDXX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.5% 55.7% 47.5% IDXX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 58/100 68/100 IDXX

Percentile Scorecard

IDXXNEOGCHWY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisIDXXNEOGCHWY
Valuation 74 #164 of 623 72 #65 of 227 55 #21 of 45
Growth 75 #149 of 601 49 #112 of 220 90 #5 of 42
Profitability 97 #17 of 553 62 #80 of 209 56 #18 of 40
Financial Health 46 #356 of 654 48 #126 of 240 59 #20 of 47
Shareholder Returns 93 #26 of 367 58 #59 of 138 80 #7 of 31
Overall 77 58 68
  • IDXX ranked among 671 companies in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
  • NEOG ranked among 247 companies in Medical Devices and Diagnostics
  • CHWY ranked among 48 companies in Branded Foods

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIDXXNEOGCHWYSPY
1 month +29.6%-2.7%+22.6% -2.3%
3 months +18.3%-0.7%-3.0% -0.7%
6 months +19.3%+30.0%-9.3% +4.8%
Year to date -0.7%+69.1%-32.6% +10.3%
1 year +6.7%+91.6%-34.0% +10.3%
3 years +56.5%-25.3%+5.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +16.1%-9.3%+1.8% +20.1%
5 years +7.3%-73.0%-69.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +1.4%-23.1%-21.2% +10.1%
10 years +537.0%-39.4%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.3%-4.9%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIDXXNEOGCHWYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.5%55.7%47.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%46.7%48.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.430.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.191.64-0.71 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.9%-90.6%-81.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-15.5%-37.0% -3.5%
52-week high $766.68$13.98$35.37 $779.14
52-week low $504.70$5.41$17.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleIDXXNEOGCHWY
P/E now vs peer median 46.5xmedian 17.4x -46.0xmedian 28.4x 33.1xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 8.9x 2.9xmedian 3.0x 0.7xmedian 0.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 33.3xmedian 17.0x 28.7xmedian 18.0x 18.9xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.2xmedian 21.4x 51.8xmedian 25.0x 15.7xmedian 14.2x
P/B now vs peer median 32.9xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.3x 24.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 3.08median 0.35 1.64median 0.93 0.43median 0.58

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsIDXXNEOGCHWY
Revenue $4.55B $883.99M $13.07B
Gross profit $2.84B $418.98M $3.91B
Operating income $1.46B -$7.38M $328.20M
Net income $1.14B -$56.10M $273.70M
Free cash flow $1.25B $49.80M $568.10M
R&D $261.47M $19.76M –
EPS (diluted) $14.37 $-0.26 $0.67
Cash & equivalents $196.93M $172.00M $611.00M
Total debt $968.86M $774.20M $591.70M
Shares (diluted) 79.31M 218.10M 410.10M
Enterprise value $54.27B $2.08B $6.84B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricIDXXNEOGCHWY
P/E 46.5x -46.0x 33.1x
P/FCF 42.2x 51.8x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 38.6x 30.3x 12.5x
P/S 11.6x 2.9x 0.7x
P/B 32.9x 1.2x 24.1x
P/Tangible book 35.0x 3.3x 40.5x
EV/EBITDA 33.3x 28.7x 18.9x
EV/EBIT 36.8x -431.4x 27.2x
EV/Revenue 11.8x 3.6x 0.7x
EV/FCF 42.8x 63.9x 15.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.2x 37.3x 12.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.08 1.64 0.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIDXXNEOGCHWY
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% -0.3% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -1.3% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.4% 1.8% 7.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% -3.1% 8.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 16.2% 99.3% 102.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.7% -29.0% 139.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 15.6% 94.6% 81.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.9% -28.3% 73.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.1% 94.6% 89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.1% -28.0% 76.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.4% -1.9% 17.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.5% 2.9% 10.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 59.9% 1,631% 22.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.4% 126.1% 18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIDXXNEOGCHWY
Gross margin 62.4% 47.4% 29.9%
EBITDA margin 35.4% 12.5% 3.6%
Operating margin 32.0% -0.8% 2.5%
Pretax margin 31.3% -7.7% 2.7%
Net margin 25.0% -6.3% 2.1%
FCF margin 27.5% 5.6% 4.3%
Operating cash flow margin 30.1% 9.6% 5.5%
Return on equity 71.9% -2.7% 68.9%
Return on assets 33.4% -1.7% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 45.6% -0.2% –
Return on capital employed 68.6% -0.2% 24.9%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.3x 3.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -1.5x 2.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 1.3% 2.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIDXXNEOGCHWY
Debt / assets 28.1% 23.4% 15.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 5.4x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 15.5x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 53.2% 36.8% 90.1%
Equity / assets 46.8% 63.2% 9.9%
Interest coverage 38.6x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 3.9x 0.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 23.02 1.45 4.82

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIDXXNEOGCHWY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.0% -0.1% 5.7%
Shareholder yield 2.0% -0.1% 5.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusIDXXNEOGCHWY
Forward P/E 43.0xFY2026 37.8xFY2026 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $15.63FY2026 $0.32FY2026 $0.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.9% +31.3% +47.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.00BFY2026 $847.28MFY2026 $12.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.3%FY2026 -2.7%FY2026 +2.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% -1.5% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIDXXNEOGCHWY
Held by institutions 93.6% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,291 315 513
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.1% +1.6% -0.4%
Institutions buying 589 151 278
Institutions selling 496 106 156
Buyers to sellers 1.19 1.42 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

IDXXNEOGCHWY
IDXX 1.00 0.22 0.30
NEOG 0.22 1.00 0.12
CHWY 0.30 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IDXX, NEOG and CHWY?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) $55.05B, Neogen (NEOG) $2.74B, Chewy (CHWY) $9.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, IDXX, NEOG and CHWY?

Chewy (CHWY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 48.3x, Neogen (NEOG) -48.8x, Chewy (CHWY) 34.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chewy (CHWY) is cheapest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 43.0x, Neogen (NEOG) 37.8x, Chewy (CHWY) 29.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +12.8%, Neogen (NEOG) -0.3%, Chewy (CHWY) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has the highest net margin (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 25.0%, Neogen (NEOG) -6.3%, Chewy (CHWY) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 45.6%, Neogen (NEOG) -0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Neogen (NEOG) returned the most: Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +6.7%, Neogen (NEOG) +91.6%, Chewy (CHWY) -34.0%. Over five years, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) compounded fastest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) +1.4%/yr, Neogen (NEOG) -23.1%/yr, Chewy (CHWY) -21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) has been the steadiest (Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) 35.5%, Neogen (NEOG) 55.7%, Chewy (CHWY) 47.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IDXX, NEOG and CHWY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.